Yearly Archives: 2012

Janette Lucille Mange Westfall, 67, of Macclenny died on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband Larry Westfall on February 17, 2010. She is survived by daughters Debbie Wilkes (Steve), Denise Bookout, Dena Roberts (Derrick); brother Lee Mange (Jeanne); nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Lucille devoted her life to her family and friends and gave freely of herself to all she met. She will be deeply missed.

The funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, Nov. 10 in the chapel of Hardage-Giddens Town and Country Funeral Home, 7242 Normandy Blvd. in Jacksonville. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Friday, Nov. 9 at the funeral home. Interment will be at Riverside Memorial Park following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida or the American Cancer Society.

Mrs. Bill Long Willis, 83, of Fernandina Beach died on October 25, 2012. She was born on January 1, 1929 in Baker County to Ethel Davis Long and Clarence R. Long, and was predeceased by her parents, husband Palmer T. (Shorty) Willis; son Larry D. Willis; grandson “Little” Larry Willis; brothers Jack and Warren Long and Earnest (Pete) Johnson; sister Annie M. Lowery.

A private funeral service was held at Mt. Zion Church in Macclenny on November 3 with Pastor Tim Cheshire officiating. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery. Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home of Jacksonville Beach was in charge of arrangements.

November 2, 2012Comments Off on Former Macclenny physician arrested on 822 fraud counts

Just over a year after the state stripped former Macclenny physician Charles Scarborough of his medical license, investigators arrested him on one count of fraud in excess of $50,000 and 821 counts of filing false or fraudulent insurance claims.

Dr. Scarborough was taken into custody at 8 am on October 25 at his residence in southwest Clay County, said Special agent supervisor Andrew Shedlock with FDLE’s Jacksonville Regional Operations Center.

The single count is a first degree felony that could net Dr. Scarborough, 76, up to 30 years in prison. The other counts are third-degree felonies, which are punishable by up to five years in prison.

The investigation began last year when authorities identified Dr. Scarborough as “a significant prescriber of controlled substances in Northeast Florida,” according to a statement from FDLE.

FDLE reported that investigators said they discovered evidence allegedly linking the former Macclenny resident to overprescribing medications and allowing unlicensed and untrained staff to practice medicine.

“The employees were then being directed to inflate medical billing to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers for a level of service that the patient did not receive,” reads the FDLE statement. “Interviews with employees indicated that Scarborough, a sole practitioner, pushed his staff to see 50 or more patients a day and bill for medical issues not addressed and treatment not received ...”